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DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M
21.9.2023
The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings
The Salvation of Domain Ownership May Lie in Tokenization, and One Firm is Pressing Hard to Make This a Reality
20.9.2023
URLs are the pathway to the internet. While top domains might fetch in the hundreds of millions, they are still auctioned off like it’s the twentieth century. Here’s how web3 can change that
Report: Hodlnaut’s Judicial Managers Oppose OPNX Takeover
19.9.2023
According to a recent court filing, interim judicial managers for the troubled crypto lender Hodlnaut oppose a takeover by the crypto firm OPNX, which is linked to the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and its founders. OPNX Takeover Faces Resistance from Hodlnaut’s Judicial...
Blockchain Data Visualization Startup Bubblemaps Secures $3.2M in Seed Funding
19.9.2023
Paris-based Bubblemaps, a firm specializing in blockchain data visualization, announced on Monday that it had secured $3.2 million in seed funding from a group of investors. Bubblemaps stated that the newly acquired funds would be directed toward a mission to increase access to blockchain data...
Bitbuy enters strategic partnership with Canadian crypto ATM firm Localcoin
18.9.2023
Localcoin ATM will also be expanding its range of cryptocurrency offerings and launching a wallet app
Crypto VC Firm Blockchain Capital Raises $580M for 2 New Funds
18.9.2023
Most of the firm's limited partners are traditional institutional investors, including university endowments, private foundations, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and U.S. pension plans
Stablecoin Ecosystem Holds Firm Despite Lackluster Activity
17.9.2023
The stablecoin economy has remained relatively lackluster over the past 30 days, fluctuating slightly above or slightly below the $124 billion range. In the last 24 hours, the global trade volume for fiat and commodity-pegged tokens has reached $11.55 billion. Stablecoin Market Shows Resilience...
Binance US CEO Is ‘Taking Deserved Break,’ CZ Seeks to Downplay Executive Exodus
17.9.2023
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has commented on the latest executive departures from his company’s American branch. The changes in the U.S. crypto trading firm’s management, including the release of its chief executive, followed similar developments at the global exchange. CZ Urges Followers...
North Korean Hackers Use Russian-Based Exchanges to Launder Stolen Crypto, Report
17.9.2023
Hacking groups linked to North Korea are increasingly using exchanges in Russia to launder crypto, Chainalysis revealed. The shift in their strategy, registered by the blockchain forensics firm, coincides with a drop in the value of the stolen cryptocurrency this year in comparison with...
Elliptic Blockchain Surveillance Firm: North Korean Lazarus Group Theft Spree Reaches $240 Million in 104 Days
16.9.2023
Nefarious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has stolen nearly $240 million in cryptocurrencies in the past 104 days alone.
In a report published by blockchain surveillance firm Elliptic, Lazarus has been identified as the perpetrator behind a series of major cryptocurrency hacks in recent months...
Another 2 Binance US Executives Leave Crypto Exchange, Report
16.9.2023
Two more managers at Binance US are reportedly quitting amid another round of layoffs at the troubled cryptocurrency exchange. The departures come while Binance’s U.S. trading platform for digital assets is still under heightened regulatory pressure that has damaged its business. Binance US Legal...
Deutsche Bank Teams Up With Swiss Crypto Firm to Offer Digital Asset Services
16.9.2023
Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany by total assets, is collaborating with Swiss digital asset firm Taurus to provide clients with crypto custody and tokenization services. “As the digital asset space is expected to encompass trillions of dollars of assets, it’s bound to be seen as one...
Investment Firm Reverie Sets Up $20 Million Crypto Venture Fund for Web3 Startups
15.9.2023
The New York-based crypto-focused investment firm Reverie has launched Reverie Fund One, a $20 million venture capital fund that will invest in Web3 startups.
The launch of the new fund was announced on X on Thursday by Larry Sukernik, co-founder of Reverie, who promised that the launch would come...
Former FTX Legal Chief Forms New Law Firm Focused on Crypto Regulation
14.9.2023
Ryne Miller, the former general counsel of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has established his own law firm.
Miller Strategic Partners will specialize in offering regulatory and strategic advice to digital asset and blockchain firms, as well as crisis response management and regulatory...
NFT-Based Firm Remilia Corporation Sues Independent Contractors Accused of Siphoning $1 Million
14.9.2023
Remilia Corporation, a digital art and non-fungible token (NFT)-related business, has filed a lawsuit against three independent contractors whom it accuses of siphoning $1 million from the company. Founder Krishna Okhandiar denied claims the three had at any point “sought equity shares...
Crypto Security Firm Certik Warns Over 40% of Telegram Bot Tokens May be Exit Scams
14.9.2023
Crypto security firm Certik has revealed that more than 40% of Telegram Bot tokens could be exit scams.
"Our analysis shows that over 40% of Telegram Bot tokens could be exit scams," the company said in a Wednesday tweet.
Certik pointed out that these tokens have witnessed an “astronomical...
‘Brazilian Crypto Scam Firm Donated $122k to Bolsonaro Election Campaign,’ Lawmakers Told
14.9.2023
An investor in a suspected Brazilian crypto pyramid has claimed the firm behind the “scam” donated over $122,000 to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 election campaign.
Per O Globo, the allegations came to light at a recent parliamentary hearing, as the nation’s lawmakers continue to investigate...
India, Nigeria, Vietnam Lead Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index
14.9.2023
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has finalized its latest Global Crypto Adoption Index. India, Nigeria, and Vietnam hold the top three positions, followed by the U.S., Ukraine, Philippines, and Indonesia. “The Central & Southern Asia and Oceania (CSAO) region dominates the...
Suspected $28 Million Coinex Hot Wallet Hack Emerges
12.9.2023
Numerous reports have surfaced, pointing to a potential security breach in Coinex’s hot wallets, suggesting a hacker’s involvement. Peckshield, a blockchain security and data analytics firm, observed a concerning pattern – an unusual outflow of substantial assets originating...
Banking Powerhouse HSBC Working With Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks: Sources
12.9.2023
Fireblocks, which specializes in cryptocurrency safekeeping technologies such as multi-party computation (MPC), already works with BNY Mellon and BNP Paribas